diff --git a/genes/requirements.txt b/genes/requirements.txt
index 646fefa0..cd075931 100644
--- a/genes/requirements.txt
+++ b/genes/requirements.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ multidict==6.0.4
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   yarl
-protobuf==4.21.12
+protobuf==4.22.4
     # via grpcio-tools
 redis==4.4.2
     # via genes (setup.py)